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ORIGINAL REPORT, 8:03 PM TUESDAY: Thanks to everyone who texted about a big police response on the west side of California SW north of Alaska. We just talked to SPD at the scene. They explained that a man was being disruptive – including banging on windows as if he was going to break them – and then fled when officers tried to catch up with them; once they did, a struggle ensued, so they called for backup, and that’s why the big response. The suspect eventually was taken into custody, SPD says, and will be booked for investigation of obstruction and trespassing (police say he had been kicked out of at least one business).
ADDED 1:50 PM TUESDAY: We obtained narrative from SPD. They say the original call was for a man at Alaska/California “running in and out of the street, punching nearby cars …” When the first officer arrived, they tried to talk to the 24-year-old suspect, but he took off running. The officer chased and caught him, but he continued resisting, which is when backup was summoned. Police subsequently were told that the suspect had bee causing “disturbances at multiple businesses,” the narrative says, including a bar where he was asked to leave but refused (and ultimately was escorted out), and reportedly took a swing at an employee. At another business, he reportedly got kicked out and the employees locked the door behind him. The narrative says he was taken to jail by AMR ambulance and tried to spit on the crew. He was booked into jail for investigation of Municipal Code violations for resisting arrest, obstructing a public officer, and criminal trespass.
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